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Those are some nice looking fish you got there.

It could be at low tide if you are not in the channel. I see other jon boats out there quite a bit.

Thanks for the feedback guys. I am leanng toward the Kevin Van Dam Signature Series (Quantum KVD40) spinning reel. But I still have a couple of days to think about it before I take the piece of junk back to BPS for a refund.

So who is up for this snakehead hunt Saturday?

to the forum.

I like my Quantum Baitcaster (KVD signature series) it is a pretty sweet reel. I thought Quantum made some good spinning reels to. Am I wrong? I am looking at the Quantum (KVD40A) Kevin Van Dam Signature Series spinning reel. Has anyone used one of them that can provide some feedback?

I use this some times because I can cast it longer distances than my baitcaster. Thank god I had the baitcaster with me or this night of fishing would have been a bust. I ended up catching two on the baitcaster.

I bought a BPS Extreme spinning reel less than two weeks ago, what a mistake. I was out fishing tonight with a Cavitron buzzbait and when I set the hook the reel broke. It broke right where the body meets the handle. This is my second BPS reel that I am unhappy with. The first one was a real noisy reel, now this. Man am I disappointed in the BPS reels. I guess it is time to upgrade this reel to a Shimano or Quantum.

Good luck fishing with your dad, go catch some hawgs.

Sounds like a great day. I hope you enjoyed your time at ho,me with the family to. Don't forget there is a package waiting for you when you get back. I hope you like it as much as Shannon did. Be safe and keep in touch.

Awesome, I love the Cavitron buzzbaits. The last two days have been very productive with them.

Eddie, the natural reaction is to set the hook when you see the strike but pause for a moment let them take the bait under so you feel the weight of the bass and then set the hook. Since I started following this advice (I read here on the forum) I hardly ever miss a bass now. I really like the Cavitron buzzbaits, they perform well and I always catch fish with them.

Simon, The location that sells the fishing permits is off of Route 95 (exit 148). You head west on Russell Road once you get to the end of the ramp and follow till it merges with Camp Barrett Road (aka MCB-4) and then turn left on MCB-2 it is a couple of hundred yards before the military checkpoint. There will be a white building on the left (a hunting weigh-in station), this is the building where you buy the permits. The drive to this building from the highway is only about 5 minutes. The drive from this building to Chopawamsic Bay will take us about 15 minutes. As for baits, I have been catching the snakeheads on worms, toads, shad and spinnerbaits in the shallow water. The toads and shad I use are the Strie King Rage Tail baits. This area has a lot of grass mats and lilly pads that can be interesting to navigate through. On the plus side Jason, my friend and I have also caught large numbers of nice bass here as well. The Cavitron works well here at high tide in the shallow water, it also works well in the channel and further into the bay at low tide. I hope this information helps.

Sam, not many bass boats come into Chopawamsic because the bay is really shallow and they can end up getting stuck in there when the tide is low. At High tide the water is about 4 to 5 feet, at low tide it gets as low as 1 foot deep in spots. The area we will be in really can only be accessed via canoe or Yak. ptomacbass, I have extra toads if you don't have any. Guys we will need to meet up at the Quantico location that sells the permits and then head to Chopawamsic. Ptomacbass I can pick you up if you need a ride. High tide will be at 6:09 AM at Chopawamsic Bay low tide is at noon. Remember one thing about snakeheads, they love shallow water. I have been catching them in this bay in water two feet deep or less. One more thing, you may want to have a metal leader tied on because the snakeheads have cut both my braid and monolines in the past.

The shad and toads work well there for both snakeheads and bass. Cavitron and spinnerbaits work well for bass there to.

You can come in mine if you want, I have room.

Sam, Not yet, 8 days left until the due date. I have been having pretty good luck fishing lately, I have caught quite a few nice size lmbs in the last few days. Last Sunday morning I caught a total of 12 lmbs, I caught a 4lb, a 3.5lb, a couple of 3lb and quite a few between 2 and 3lbs. Yesterday I caught a 3.5lb, a 2.25lb and a 1.5lb lmb. Not bad for a couple of days of fishing.

I went out fishing again today and caught three more lmbs even though the pond was really muddy from todays rain. The biggest was 2.5lbs and I caught him on a Cavitron again. I hope you are all catching some too.

Here is another one I caught today, 2.5lbs.

Bobby, I caught two more lmbs this afternoon on a black Cavitron with a red blade and hook. Man these baits produce fish every time I use them, I will the pictures of the one I caught today in a litle bit. I just wish our water would clear so I can throw the ghost minnow one. The water around here is still really stained, it just poured here again today. Rain (heavy down pours) two out of the last three days. This one was 1lb 14ozs.

to the forum, its good to have another dad that spends time fishing with his kids.

Thanks guys, this pond has some nice size bass in it.

I hit some Chantilly ponds this weekend and pulled in 12 lmbs. The majority were over 2lbs, I also caught two nice sized lmbs, 1 was 3.5lbs and the other was 4lbs.

Actually the Chopawamsik Bay does not have a launch fee. I base fishing permit is required and it costs $10 for one year from the date of purchase. This permit gives you access to all of their lakes, ponds and the two bays off of the Potomac River and you don't have to pay a launch fee when you have this permit. Aquia Harbor I think is around $10 to launch at the marina for one day. Chopawamsik has been providing quite the snakehead experience this year. I have caught six or seven snakeheads in this bay alone. Simon this will be a lot of fun. Guys there is also some good bass fishing here.

The pain is bearable and the surgery can wait if I choose. I have a big lump on one of my knuckles on my left hand which is painful when I bend my finger. The bite has been getting really good lately every where I go and I don't know that I want to miss out on it plus it is only going to get better as each day passes.